Anton Budiman, 34, Lintau, West Sumatra.     Sederhana Restaurant, Kebon Kacang. Working as a chef is not a popular job to most Minangkabau men. Even, some consider this as something taboo since kitchen work is associated with mothers' task. A tradition of 'lalok di surau' (staying in a mosque), aiming at making Minangkabau males independent since their young age, has led Anton to pursue learning the skill of making tasty food. The young Anton once travelled as far as several cities in Central Java in mid 2000 to improve his cooking skill.
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